Hydrothermal oxidative desulfurization of thiophene to sulfate: the effect of MoO x , WO x and carbon supports

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate the effectiveness of catalysts supported on modified carbon materials for oxidative desulfurization of thiophene.
• Utilized hydrothermal oxidative desulfurization technique.
• Applied catalysts composed of molybdenum oxides and tungsten oxides on modified carbon surfaces.
• Evaluated the preservation of carbon surface characteristics during the reaction.
• Demonstrated improvement in desulfurization efficiency with modified carbon supports.
• Highlighted the impact of different oxides on catalyst efficacy in thiophene conversion.